WASHINGTON (AP)—In a move that reportedly shocked Attorney General Edwin Meese III, the Justice Department's No. 2 official and the head of the department's criminal division both abruptly resigned Tuesday amid a nearly year-old criminal investigation...

NIU President John LaTourette said his recently-established advisory council of area corporate executives will help NIU become what he called a "modern land grant university." LaTourette said he put together his 15-member presidential advisory council...

NIU's buildings are deteriorating faster than maintenance personnel can repair them because of the reduced purchasing power of the physical plant's budget. Despite a 5.7 percent increase in building space during the past 10 years, the percentage of maintenance...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—A Florida Suncoast Dome contractor has been asked to draw up contingency plans to accelerate construction of the baseball stadium the Chicago White Sox are considering as a future home. Rick Dodge, the assistant city manager...

A newly established "Discrimination Hotline" will remain in existence despite having received one call so far. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said one NIU student reported an incident of discrimination. "I can't tell whether it is a good or a bad thing,"...

A possible increase in faculty and staff fees for club sports will be considered by the Student Association Recreation Committee Wednesday. SA Recreation Adviser Todd Lokken said he has found "while student fees have been increased to pay for the recreation...

SAPOA, Nicaragua (AP)—Fresh from signing their unexpected peace agreement in this border outpost last week, Sandinista and Contra negotiators gathered here Monday to work out details for a 60-day cease-fire. Negotiators aimed to determine the areas...

More than 100 students face sanctions ranging from loss of class credit to four-year expulsions for fraudulently registering in closed classes. University Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said the office of registration and records has referred the...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP)—Aerospace contractor Sundstrand Corp. will face criminal charges resulting from two federal grand jury investigations into alleged overcharges on U.S. Defense Department contracts, the company revealed in a recent financial filing....

WASHINGTON (AP)—The government's chief economic forecasting gauge shook off the October stock market slump to post a 0.9 percent increase in February in a performance which analysts said should lay to rest fears of a 1988 recession. In a second upbeat...

An estimated 1,150 students voted Tuesday in the first day of the Student Association executive elections. Elections commissioner Doug Moore said he expects the same number of students, if not more, to vote today. However, he said it depends on the weather....

By April, the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce plans to take a position in favor of or against increased state funding for all levels of education, including support for NIU. Chamber President Tim Lehan said the chamber is gathering information about the funding...